diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index de5968ee113..26927e3b90b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jacksonCore = "2.13.1"
 jacksonDatabind = "2.18.2"
 javalite = "3.25.5"
 jsonassert = "1.5.0"
-kotest = "5.9.0" # Do not use 5.9.1 because it reverts the fix for https://github.com/kotest/kotest/issues/3981
+kotest = "6.0.4" # Do not use 5.9.1 because it reverts the fix for https://github.com/kotest/kotest/issues/3981
 kotestAssertionsCore = "5.8.1"
 kotlin = "2.0.21"
 ktorVersion = "3.0.3"